Leghorn

[ leg-hawrn for 1-3; leg-ern, -hawrn for 4 ]

/ ˈlɛgˌhɔrn for 1-3; ˈlɛg ərn, -ˌhɔrn for 4 /

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noun

English name of Livorno.

(lowercase) a fine, smooth, plaited straw.

(lowercase) a hat made of such straw, often having a broad, soft brim.

one of a Mediterranean breed of chickens that are prolific layers of white-shelled eggs.

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How to use Leghorn in a sentence

“They killed Foghorn Leghorn, right in front of his teammates,” says one historian.
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Dreyfuss enthusiastically deploys the Foghorn Leghorn manner of the mid-19th century pre-microphone politician.
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Her plain purple coat and wide Leghorn hat, with black ribbons, had the effect not of elegance, but of insignificance.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen
A pair of brown eyes were gravely fixed on her from under the shade of the Leghorn hat.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen

I don't blame the youngsters for getting off from Leghorn for two days over here in town when they can.
The Czar's Spy|William Le Queux
It was in Leghorn, where he was on board a yacht called the Lola, of which he represented himself as owner.
The Czar's Spy|William Le Queux
At Leghorn the ship lay for a month,—the first period of repose since she went into commission, a year and a half before.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2)|A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for Leghorn (1 of 2)

leghorn

/ (ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn) /

noun

a type of Italian wheat straw that is woven into hats

any hat made from this straw when plaited

Word Origin for leghorn

C19: named after Leghorn (Livorno)

British Dictionary definitions for Leghorn (2 of 2)

Leghorn

noun

(ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn) the English name for Livorno

(lɛˈɡɔːn) a breed of domestic fowl laying white eggs

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